Cape Codder, have you ever done the "Snow Row"? I did it a couple times back in the '90's when "Messing About In Boats" used to cover the event. Did that, and the "Blackburn Challenge", a couple of times, but in the cruising class, didn't want anything to do with a 24 mile pulling race!
Tim, we've got so much snow on the ground the roads will be a mess for another 6 weeks. We may not get a lot more snow, but the melt keeps the salt/sand mud stirred up and the on-coming traffic takes a dim view of swinging into their lane to avoid a four foot wide puddle on your side.
I'm guessing middle April for the '68